Jeremiah 13:20

     20. from . . . north—Nebuchadnezzar and his hostile army (Jer 1:14; 6:22).

      flock . . . given thee—Jeremiah, amazed at the depopulation caused by Nebuchadnezzar's forces, addresses Jerusalem (a noun of multitude, which accounts for the blending of plural and singular, Your eyes . . . thee . . . thy flock), and asks where is the population (Jer 13:17, "flock") which God had given her?

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